Identical squares are cut from each corner of an 8 inch by 11.5 inch rectangula piece of cardboard. The sides are folded up to make a box with no top. If the volum of the resulting box is 63.75 cubic inches, how long is the edge of each square that cut off?

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. Identical squares are cut from each corner of an 8 inch by 11.5 inch rectangula
piece of cardboard. The sides are folded up to make a box with no top. If the volum
of the resulting box is 63.75 cubic inches, how long is the edge of each square that
cut off?
Transcribed Image Text:. Identical squares are cut from each corner of an 8 inch by 11.5 inch rectangula piece of cardboard. The sides are folded up to make a box with no top. If the volum of the resulting box is 63.75 cubic inches, how long is the edge of each square that cut off?
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